The Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur witnessed a strange occurrence when Sachin Tendulkar was called back by the umpire immediately after being declared out.
Tendulkar was given out, caught behind off old nemesis Glenn McGrath, after he had scored only four. But television replays clearly showed that the ball deflected off the batsman's shoulder, and the bat or gloves were nowhere near it.
Realising his mistake, umpire Mark Benson of England asked Tendulkar, who had started walking back dejectedly, to return.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting argued with the umpire and later was also involved in banter with the Indian batsman.
According to Law 27.9, an umpire can alter his decision, provided it is done promptly.
However, Tendulkar could not capitalise on the slice of good fortune, as he was out, caught by Mike Hussey at point off speedster Brett Lee, in the next over on the same score.
Interestingly, earlier in the day, the Australian innings witnessed a similar incident.
Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin thought he was run-out and walked back to the pavilion, but returned after television replays showed that the bowler, Harbhajan Singh, had broken the stumps before he had the ball in his hand.
That decision proved crucial as Haddin scored a valuable 46 and, along with Brad Hogg (38), took Australia to 213 to give the team something to defend.
